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Small Business Owners Optimistic About Future Economic Conditions, New Survey Finds

May 21, 2015

Business owners felt overwhelmingly optimistic about the future, as over 80 percent of them predicted their revenues would increase over the next three months and that financial conditions would be better as well, according to a new survey from Thumbtack.com and Bloomberg  Professional Service.  The Thumbtack Small Business Sentiment Survey captures the economic sentiment of more than 10,000 small businesses nationwide on a monthly basis by surveying both owners and employees of those businesses.  Other findings include:

  • There was a 25 percent reduction in businesses citing uncertain economic conditions as their number one concern for the future; and,
  • Southern states reported feeling the most positive about the economy.

Thumbtack.com provides users with an interactive tool that includes data on the relative sentiment of each state and city, how businesses in each area responded to survey questions, and hundreds of quotes from small businesses nationwide. Each state and city also has its own dedicated webpage showing detailed survey results for that area.  Visit the survey’s website…

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